Barbie's Birthday Bash

Can I tell you…about Barbie’s Birthday Party. Barbie turned 50 this year and to celebrate this historic event, Mattel launched a huge extravaganza during New York fashion week. Months of preparation went into this as you can imagine. Barbie was determined to make this day unforgettable. As we entered the tents and made our way to line up for the show you see Barbie spelled out in huge lifesize block letters surrounding the fountain, each letter containing a gazillion Barbie dolls. The mayhem pre-show was ridiculous.
My team didn't get in even if they were on the list, as well as some people who actually worked for Mattel and flew into New York just for the show. Whoever did front of house, that was a major fiasco. Guests were invited to bring their favorite Barbies ( nieces or daughters ) to the show and I suspect this added to the pandemonium.The show itself was totally over the top and appropriately so! I was almost sure it was the finale episode of Rupaul’s Drag Race. It was so Dragilicious and I mean that as a compliment! The fabulous Patti Wilson styled the show, dividing it into themes: Past, Present and Future Barbie with matching video animation on the big screen. Fifty designers lent their clothes that best represented Barbie’s fashion forward point of view. Diane von Furstenburg, Peter Som, Anna Sui, Alexander Wang, Bryan Reyes, Trina Turk, Tracy Reese, Bob Mackie, Jeremy Scott and Betsey Johnson all joined in for the hoopla. Christian Louboutin was commissioned to do all the hot pink patent stilletos. I loaned a bag for the show and I was happy to see it with a Twinkle by Wenlan knit dress. All the seated guests were given a limited edition Barbie made just for this very special occasion as well as a big magazine with photos of the participating designers and their Barbie 'guotes'. I heard murmurs of selling them on E-bay from the crowd. After all, we are in a recession and these dolls could fetch mucho dinero for collectors!At the end of the show, all the models walked out, each holding a little girl which made everybody in the audience go...."Awww!". Then the lights turned pink and it started raining pink hearts! Super kawaii!!! You should have seen the look on all the little girls in the audience. They were in heaven, Barbie heaven! This was one birthday party I was very happy to attend. You see, Barbie and I go way back....but that's another story. LOL!